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C60 circuit-breaker C60 B curve C60 C curve

B, C and D curves, t(s) t(s)

as in standard EN 60898 10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
The operating range of the magnetic release 1h 1h
2 000 2 000
is as follows: 1 000 1 000
c for B curve: between 3 In and 5 In 500 500
c for C curve: between 5 In and 10 In 200 200
c for D curve: between10 In and14 In 100 100
The curves show the cold thermal tripping 50 50
limits when poles are charged and the 20 20
electromagnetic tripping limits with 2 10 10
charged poles. 5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5
.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005
.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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C60 D curve

t(s)
10 000
5 000
1h
2 000
1 000
500

200
100
50
20
10
5
2
1
.5

.2
.1
.05

.02
.01
.005

.002 I / In
.001
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C60 circuit-breaker C60 B curve C60 C curve

B, C, D, K, K and MA curves, t(s) t(s)

as in standard IEC 60947.2 10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
The operating range of the magnetic release 1h 1h
2 000 2 000
is as follows: 1 000 1 000
c for B curve: between 3.2 In and 4.8 In 500 500
c for C curve: between 7 In and 10 In 200 200
c for D curve: between 10 In and 14 In 100 100
c for K curve: between 10 In and 14 In 50 50
c for Z curve: between 2.4 In and 3.6 In 20 20
c for MA curve: between 9.6 In and 14.4 In 10 10
The curves show the cold thermal tripping 5 5

limits when poles are charged and the 2 2

electromagnetic tripping limits with 2 1 1
.5 .5
charged poles.
.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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C60 D curve C60 K curve

t(s) t(s)
10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
1h 1h
2 000 2 000
1 000 1 000
500 500
200 200
100 100
50 50
20 20
10 10
5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5
.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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C60LMA MA curve C60 Z curve

t(s) t(s)
10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
1h
2 000 2 000
1 000 1 000
500 500

200 200
100 100
50 50
20 20
10 10
5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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NC100 circuit-breaker NC100 B curve NC100 C curve

B, C, D and MA curves t(s) t(s)

as in standard IEC 60947.2 10 000
5 000
10 000
5 000
The operating range of the magnetic release 1h 1h
2 000 2 000
is as follows: 1 000 1 000
c for B curve: between 3.2 In and 4.8 In 500 500
c for C curve: between 7 In and 10 In 200 200
c for D curve: between 10 In and 14 In 100 100
c for MA curve: between 9.6 In and 14.4 In 50 50
The curves show the cold thermal tripping 20 20
limits when poles are charged and the 10 10

electromagnetic tripping limits with 2 5 5

charged poles. 2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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NC100 D curve NC100 MA curve

t(s) t(s)
10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
1h
2 000 2 000
1 000 1 000
500 500
200 200
100 100
50 50
20 20
10 10
5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5
.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05
.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005
.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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DPN circuit-breaker DPN B curve DPN C curve

B and C curves t(s) t(s)

as in standard EN 60898 10 000
5 000
10 000
5 000
The operating range of the magnetic release 1h 1h
2 000 2 000
is as follows: 1 000 1 000
c for B curve: between 3 In and 5 In 500 500
c for C curve: between 5 In and 10 In 200 200
100 100
50 50
20 20
10 10
5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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C120N, H circuit-breaker C120N B curve C120H B curve

B, C and D curves, t(s) t(s)

10 000 10 000
as in standard EN 60898 5 000 5 000
The operating range of the magnetic release 1h
2 000
1h
2 000
is as follows: 1 000 1 000
c for B curve: between 3 In and 5 In 500 500
c for C curve: between 5 In and 10 In 200 200
c for D curve: between10 In and14 In 100 100
The curves show the cold thermal tripping 50 50
limits when poles are charged and the 20 20
electromagnetic tripping limits with 2 10 10
5 5
charged poles.
2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
t < 10ms t < 10ms
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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C120N C curve C120H C curve

t(s) t(s)
10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
1h 1h
2 000 2 000
1 000 1 000
500 500
200 200
100 100
50 50
20 20
10 10
5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
t < 10ms t < 10ms
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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C120N D curve C120H D curve

t(s) t(s)
10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
1h 1h
2 000 2 000
1 000 1 000
500 500

200 200
100 100
50 50
20 20
10 10
5 5
2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
t < 10ms t < 10ms
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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NG125 circuit-breaker NG125 B curve NG125 C curve

80, 100 and 125 A
t(s) t(s)
B, C and D curves 10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
as in standard IEC 60947.2 1h 1h
2 000 2 000
The operating range of the magnetic trip unit 1 000 1 000
is as follows: 500 500
c for B curve: between 3 In and 5 In 200 200
c for C curve: between 5 In and 10 In 100 100
c for D curve: between 10 In and 14 In 50 50
c for MA curve: between 9.6 In and 14.4 In 20 20
The curves show the cold thermal tripping 10 10
limits when poles are charged and the 5 5

electromagnetic tripping limits with 2 2 2

charged poles. 1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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NG125 D curve NG125 MA curve

t(s) t(s)
10 000 10 000
5 000 5 000
1h 1h
2 000 2 000
1 000 1 000
500 500

200 200
100 100
50 50

20 20
10 10
5 5

2 2
1 1
.5 .5

.2 .2
.1 .1
.05 .05

.02 .02
.01 .01
.005 .005

.002 I / In .002 I / In
.001 .001
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